New Medical Billing & Coding Certificate Offered at Harcum College

Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA has announced new certificate programs in Medical
Billing and Coding. Medical Billing is enrolling students for a Fall 2017 start, with the option of taking day or evening classes. According to the United Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for Medical Billers and Coders is expected to grow by 22% from 2012 to 2022, a rate of growth, much higher than is expected in most other occupations. The Medical Billing program will require taking two courses a semester for two semesters. Upon successful completion, students may take a certification exam through the American Medical Billing Association, to earn a Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist (CMRS) designation. The examination is included as part of the coursework for this program if taken as a credit certificate. The courses will be taught by Donna Firn, CPC,CMRS, CRCS-I, CMA (AAMA), who has 10 years of experience teaching Medical Billing and Medical Assisting. Firn has served as a contributing editor, and a review editor, for several medical billing
and medical assisting textbooks.

Medical Coding is scheduled to begin in 2018.

More information, including specific courses and program fee, is available at harcum.edu/medicalbilling.